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Leitrim councillor Mary Bohan forged the way for women in local politics Reporter:  '); International Women's Day takes place this week on March 8 and is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.  Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality.  Marked annually, International Women's Day (IWD) is one of the most important days of the year  when we  celebrate women's achievements; raise awareness about women's equality; lobby for accelerated gender parit...

Ground vibrations caused by traffic and industrial work halved globally during the coronavirus lockdown, a study shows. Social distancing, fewer cars on roads and drops in tourism and travel resulted in the 'longest and most pronounced quiet period' of seismic noise in recorded history.  Seismic noise refers to vibrations in the ground, caused by traffic or heavy machinery and natural phenomena such as earthquakes and adverse weather.  Global human-caused (anthropogenic) seismic noise dropped by as much as 50 per cent since March as counties entered lockdown to halt the spread of SARS-CoV-...

“The weeks during lockdown were the quietest period we have on record."

Planet Earth witnessed its quietest period in decades during 2020 as lockdowns significantly reduced human activity and its impact on the planet's crust, according to scientists working on a global study.  An international group of seismologists from 33 countries measured a drop of up to 50 per cent in so-called ambient noise generated by humans travelling and factories humming after lockdowns came into force around the world.

The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly reduced human activity and its impact on the planet's crust.. Read more at straitstimes.com.